Sean’s movie thoughts

This is a good movie if you like Bloodfist and Bloodsport. It stars some actors from that era such as Billy Blanks, Cynthia Rothrock, and Kurt McKinney. A rich man is holding a kumite and he has fighters kidnapped and forced to participate. He has a champion who looks unbeatable. The fight scenes are fun. Some are better than others but I don’t think any fight scene was subpar. There is one female fighter. It is a bit odd that there is not another female fighter.  It was nice to see Blanks acting again. It has been a while. Maybe he never made a classic movie but some of his old films like Talons of the Eagle and Showdown hold up.  He made a couple of movies with Rowdy Roddy Piper and I think I saw them both. The male lead here is better in fights than in the non fighting scenes but  he has a likable screen persona. Another actor in the cast might made a better lead but I still enjoyed the movie. If you have no nostalgia for Bloodsport or Bloodfist or similar films, perha...

Billy Blanks stars as a cop named Billy who leaves the department after a tragic accident. Years later he is a school janitor. The new kid in town, Ken, runs afoul of a bully. Billy trains Ken to defend himself. There is also an illegal fight ring happening. (The bully is involved in that.) This is not a great movie but I always kind of liked it. I have not seen it in a few years but it held up. (There is a new Blu-Ray of the movie.) It does seem a bit similar to the Karate Kid. (Okay it is very similar to the Karate Kid.) The positives The training scenes are fun The fights are pretty good Patrick Kilpatrick makes a good villain Blanks makes a good mentor http://cinema-crazed.com/blog/2013/08/16/showdown-1993   I think this review is fair.